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Bank Of Kaohsiung (TPE:2836) Financial Strength : 3 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Bank Of Kaohsiung Financial Strength?

Bank Of Kaohsiung has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.

Warning Sign:

Bank Of Kaohsiung Ltd displays poor financial strength. Usually, this is caused by too much debt for the company.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

GuruFocus does not calculate Bank Of Kaohsiung's interest coverage with the available data. Bank Of Kaohsiung's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.49. Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.


Bank Of Kaohsiung Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Bank Of Kaohsiung's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$-1,241 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$0 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was NT$5,770 Mil.

Bank Of Kaohsiung's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Bank Of Kaohsiung Ltd has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Bank Of Kaohsiung's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0 + 5770.089) / 3862.14
=1.49

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Altman Z-Score does not apply to banks and insurance companies.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Bank Of Kaohsiung  (TPE:2836) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Bank Of Kaohsiung has the Financial Strength Rank of 3. It displays poor financial strength and is likely in financial distress. Usually this is caused by too much debt for the company.


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Bank Of Kaohsiung (TPE:2836) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
168 Po Ai 2nd Road, Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, TWN
Bank Of Kaohsiung Ltd is engaged in providing banking services. Its operating segment includes DBU, OBU, and Finance Administration Department, and Others. It generates maximum revenue from the DBU segment. DBU segment is engaged in deposit-taking and underwriting of loans in the domestic market. OBU and Finance Administration Department segment is engaged in the investment and trading of securities and offshore deposits and loans, and the others segment is engaged in the public treasury, trust, life insurance, and property insurance businesses. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from Taiwan and also has a presence in America, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Cayman, the Virgin Islands, and Other Countries.